Looking for practical Corsican to Mam phrases? This free guide lists 100 essential sentences for travel, study, work, and everyday conversation. Each line shows the Corsican phrase first, then the Mam translation (Mam) — so you can scan quickly before a trip, class, or video call.
The phrases are grouped into eight topics: greetings and pleasantries, useful phrases for travellers, everyday conversation, directions and getting around, shopping and dining, emergencies and health, work and business, and time, days and numbers. Use the table of contents to jump straight to greetings, directions, dining, emergencies, or numbers. You do not need perfect grammar to start — short, clear sentences often work better than silence when you are learning Mam.
Tip: read the Mam line out loud three times, then cover the Corsican side and try to recall the meaning — repetition builds memory faster than silent reading.
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Greetings and pleasantries
Hello, goodbye, please, thank you, and polite introductions for meeting new people.
Bonghjornu
Xo'j(sho'j)
Grazie
Tz'ik(tz'ik)
Bonghjornu
Xo'j nax(sho'j nax)
Bona sera
Xo'j q'ij(sho'j q'ij)
Bona sera
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Bona notte
Xo'j k'ux nax(sho'j k'ux nax)
À prestu
K'ux q'ij(k'ux q'ij)
Addiu
Xo'j k'ux(sho'j k'ux)
Cumu ti chjami?
Ja' k'ux nax?(ha' k'ux nax?)
Mi chjamu John
Ja' k'ux nax John(ha' k'ux nax John)
Cumu stai?
Jach' k'ux?(hach' k'ux?)
Hè un piacè di cunnosce ti
Nab' k'ux(nab' k'ux)
Useful phrases for travellers
Airport, hotel, tickets, and transport phrases for getting around on a trip.
Parlate inglese?
¿K'ax k'utun English?
Ùn parlu micca bè hindi.
Nek'ux k'utun Hindi k'ax k'utun.
Ùn capiscu micca.
Nek'ux k'ax k'utun.
Per piacè, parlate pianu.
Por favor, k'utun k'ux.
Pudete dì quessa torna?
¿K'ax k'utun k'ux?
Induve hè u bagnu?
¿Jach'och k'ux?
Cumu possu ghjunghje à u centru di a cità?
¿Jach'och k'ux ch'ich'?
Girate à manca.
K'utun k'ux.
Girate à diritta.
K'utun k'ux.
Andate drittu.
K'utun k'ux.
Quant'è u prezzu?
¿K'ax k'ux ch'ich'?
Una biglietta, per piacè.
K'utun ch'ich', por favor.
Hè luntanu da quì?
¿K'ax k'ux jach'och?
Sò persu.
Nek'ux k'ax k'ux.
Induve possu cumprà una carta SIM?
¿Jach'och k'ux k'utun SIM?
Everyday conversation
Small talk, feelings, opinions, and common chat phrases for daily life.
Iè
Juj(hoo)
Ùn
Man(mah)
Forse
K'ux(k'ush)
Sò d'accordu
Juj k'ux(hoo k'ush)
Ùn sò micca d'accordu
Man k'ux(mah k'ush)
Quessa pare bè
K'ux juj(k'ush hoo)
Chì ne pensi?
¿Juj k'ux k'ut?(¿hoo k'ush k'ut?)
Pò aiutà mi?
¿Juj k'ux juj k'ux?(¿hoo k'ush hoo k'ush?)
Aghju bisognu d'aiutu
Juj k'ux juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush hoo k'ut)
Aspetta un mumentu
K'ux k'ut(k'ush k'ut)
Mi dispiace
Juj k'ux k'ut(hoo k'ush k'ut)
Nisun prublema
Man k'ux k'ut(mah k'ush k'ut)
Felicitazioni
K'ux juj k'ut(k'ush hoo k'ut)
Bon anniversariu
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Fà un viaghju sicuru
K'ux juj k'ut k'ux(k'ush hoo k'ut k'ush)
Directions and getting around
Asking where something is, left and right, distances, and finding your way.
Induve hè a stazione di treni?
¿Jujuk pa ri tren?
Induve hè a fermata di l'autobus?
¿Jujuk pa ri bus?
Chì piattaforma hè?
¿K'ux ri plataforma?
À chì ora parte?
¿K'ux ri tiempo pa k'ux?
Hè sta a strada ghjusta?
¿¿K'ux ri camino?
Hè vicinu quì
Ri k'ut pa ri.
Hè luntanu quì
Ri k'ut pa ri k'ul.
Pudete mostrà mi nantu à a mappa?
¿¿K'ux k'ut ri mapa?
Fermate quì, per piacè
¿¿K'ut pa ri, por favor?
Cumu longu ci vole?
¿¿K'ux ri tiempo?
Shopping and dining
Ordering food, asking prices, paying the bill, and shopping at markets or stores.